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21 April 2021

Subscriber of the Week: Martyn Auty

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What do you do?

Journalist and screenwriter.

Where do you live?

South-west France.

Do you vote?

Of course.

How long have you been a subscriber?

Four years.

What made you start?

My sons bought me a subscription.

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This article appears in the 21 Apr 2021 issue of the New Statesman, The unlikely radical